Bazemore and Rodrigue earn AVCA Top Flight award for 2026

NEW ORLEANS – For the second year in a row, the Loyola Wolf Pack beach volleyball pair of Amaya Bazemore and Isabella Rodrigue has been honored with an AVCA Top Flight award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. 

The Top Flight program, now in its eighth year, recognizes beach pairs who compete in at least 15 matches together at a specific flight and win at least 75% of their matches. This year, 80 pairs representing 35 schools—from all three NCAA divisions, NAIA, and Two-Year Colleges—have earned Top Flight status.

[Full AVCA Top Flight award list]

After putting together a 15-6 overall record in 2025, Bazemore and Rodrigue finished 2026 with a 14-1 mark, with their only loss coming in a three-setter against NCAA D-I program Nicholls. They went a perfect 10-0 in Sun Conference matches, adding two more wins in the conference tournament. 

The AVCA award comes after Bazemore and Rodrigue were the lone Wolf Pack pair to be named First-Team All-Conference in April.  

Loyola's beach volleyball team finished the 2026 season with a 13-5 record, 8-2 in conference play.